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Assessing the performance and participation among young male and female entrepreneurs in agribusiness: a case study of the rice and maize subsectors in Cameroon

dc.contributor.authorFani, D.C.R.
dc.contributor.authorHenrietta, U.U.
dc.contributor.authorOben, E.N.
dc.contributor.authorDzever, D.D.
dc.contributor.authorObekpa, O.C.
dc.contributor.authorNde, A.T.
dc.contributor.authorSani, M.
dc.contributor.authorAnnih, M.G.
dc.contributor.authorDontsop-Nguezet, P.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-23T12:45:09Z
dc.date.available2023-01-23T12:45:09Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-02
dc.identifier.citationFani, D.C.R., Henrietta, U.U., Oben, E.N., Dzever, D.D., Obekpa, O.C., Nde, A.T., ... & Dontsop-Nguezet, P. (2021). Assessing the performance and participation among young male and female entrepreneurs in agribusiness: a case study of the rice and maize subsectors in Cameroon. Sustainability, 13(5): 2690, 1-19.
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8015
dc.description.abstractThe role played by youth in agriculture cannot be overemphasized, while agribusinesses are important generators of employment and income worldwide. Improving the sustainability of food value chains can benefit millions of rural poor people living in developing countries, especially young women. Despite policies and programs aimed at encouraging agricultural entrepreneurs, they are still facing challenges such as high-cost agrochemicals, limited access to credit, price volatility, etc. which seriously affect their capacity to remain in the sector. This study was undertaken to assess the performance and participation of young male and female entrepreneurs. This study made use of cross-section data from a survey conducted on 1019 young agricultural entrepreneurs in Cameroon. The data were analyzed using gross margin, student t-test, and logistic regression. Our study contributes to the literature by showing that young women agribusiness entrepreneurs are as competitive as their male counterparts and that the opportunities for young women in agriculture are good. Incentives such as single-digit interest rates and no collateral security should be directed to young women to receive more credit for purchasing agrochemicals and improved varieties of seed. Furthermore, a price control policy should be set up throughout the year to enable young women earn as their young men counterparts to enable them remain in production and marketing activities.
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Fund for Agricultural Development
dc.format.extent1-19
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPerformance
dc.subjectParticipation
dc.subjectYouth
dc.subjectEntrepreneurs
dc.subjectMales
dc.subjectFemales
dc.subjectGross Margins
dc.subjectMaize
dc.subjectRice
dc.titleAssessing the performance and participation among young male and female entrepreneurs in agribusiness: a case study of the rice and maize subsectors in Cameroon
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Buea
cg.contributor.affiliationFederal University, Wukari
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Agriculture, Makurdi
cg.contributor.affiliationBayero University Kano
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bamenda
cg.contributor.affiliationMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cameroon
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidFANI:2021
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.journalSustainability
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 02 Mar 2021
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13052690
cg.iitaauthor.identifierDONTSOP NGUEZET Paul Martin: 0000-0001-5098-1853
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue5: 2690
cg.identifier.volume13


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